According to him its not that easy to do the swap in the 98 since its an OBDII engine so the swap was more invloved I know in the earlier model Accords its more simple so perhaphs this is what brought the cost up.

But again if I didnt know this guy and here he is pulling on me in 3rd gear I would like to know what he did but when I hear how much he spent I would be like and thats the best you can do?!. I dont want to sound like an asshole about it but thats just how I feel about it. A nitrous/turbo setup on the original engine would have made that family sedan a lot faster.